his page has links to various tutorials that are intended to explain basic computer items to seniors, or other new starters to computers. They are intended to add to the excellent tutorials provided by ALA for the BFS project. New starters should first complete those tutorials before attempting these. (Not that you do need to create a FREE account to do those tutorials. Make sure to write down your user name and password.)
You can do the tutorials on this page online by simply clicking on the links below. However some will take up to a minute or more to load and may appear rather poor onscreen. A better approach is to download them and then run them on your computer. To download them simply RIGHT click on the link and select 'Save Link As' or Save Target As' or similar depending on which browser you are using.
Windows Filing System Basics. tutorial explains the file system used by Windows. Failing to understand the file system is often a source of frustration to new computer users. This lack of understanding is usually accompanied by cries of "I created the file but the computer has lost it!", or unrepeatable words to that effect. Tutorial created by Keith Harvey using the freeware program Wink by DebugMode software.
Windows Explorer Tutorial 1 gives a basic understanding of Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and Vista. It covers the basics of navigation, copying and renaming files. Tutorial created by Keith Harvey using the freeware program Wink by DebugMode software.
Tutorials to Help Seniors
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Windows Explorer 1
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his page has links to various tutorials that are intended to explain basic computer items to seniors, or other new starters to computers. They are intended to add to the excellent tutorials provided by ALA for the BFS project. New starters should first complete those tutorials before attempting these. (Not that you do need to create a FREE account to do those tutorials. Make sure to write down your user name and password.)
You can do the tutorials on this page online by simply clicking on the links below. However some will take up to a minute or more to load and may appear rather poor onscreen. A better approach is to download them and then run them on your computer. To download them simply RIGHT click on the link and select 'Save Link As' or Save Target As' or similar depending on which browser you are using.
Windows Filing System Basics. tutorial explains the file system used by Windows. Failing to understand the file system is often a source of frustration to new computer users. This lack of understanding is usually accompanied by cries of "I created the file but the computer has lost it!", or unrepeatable words to that effect. Tutorial created by Keith Harvey using the freeware program Wink by DebugMode software.
Windows Explorer Tutorial 1 gives a basic understanding of Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and Vista. It covers the basics of navigation, copying and renaming files. Tutorial created by Keith Harvey using the freeware program Wink by DebugMode software.
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